From Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies, Tere Vaden (Tampere): Notes on an Anarchist Theory of Language, or, A Sympathetic Critique of Zerzan's Primitivist Refusal of Symbolic Language; and Leonard Williams and Brad Thomson (Manchester College): The Allure of Insurrection. The aesthetics of evil: A review of Asthetik des Bosen by Peter-Andre Alt. An excerpt from Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress — and a Plan to Stop It by Lawrence Lessig (and more). Banking's loneliest defender: Bank analyst Dick Bove is very angry, and very afraid — but don't ask him to blame the financial institutions for his ire. Occupy Wall Street is definitely punk rock, Henry Rollins says. JR Fears reflects on the rise and fall of empires. High ratings aside, where's the history on History Channel? Politicians say their religion guides them, so it’s fair to ask: What exactly would a Christian platform look like? It might surprise or even vex Pat Robertson, Bryan Fischer, Jimmy Swaggart and other firebrands of the Christian Right that Norman Lear considers himself a religious man. Audrey Ference sends the bulky solicitations everyone hates — but here's why they work, and the weird things people send in return. Michael Ignatieff reviews Alan Wolfe's Political Evil (and more and more). On the basis of a comparison between Asia and Europe, the anthropologist Jack Goody denounces what he calls “the theft of history” in Le Vol de l’histoire: Comment l’Europe a impose le recit de son passe au reste du monde. Mary H. K. Choi on why the future is so horrifying: Why fast-forward in time when the future holds no succor for current problems? Timothy Ferris on the world of the intellectual vs. the world of the engineer. Here are 4 pieces of relationship advice movies need to stop giving.
